Chanukah is definitely a holiday of lights, but not of light cooking. Here is the fourth in a series of Chanukah dishes from different Jewish communities from around the world:

Sweet LatkesIngredients:

6 medium sized potatoes, peeled and finely diced

2 eggs

1 medium sweet potato, peeled and sliced thinly

1 tsp grated garlic

2 tbs finely cut parsley

Salt, pepper

3 tbs olive oil

How to prepare:

1. Cook in water with salt the potatoes and sweet potato for about 20 minutes and strain the water

2. Squash the potatoes but not too finely (needs to be a little lumpy), let cool down

3. Once mixture is cooled down, add in the eggs, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper and mix well.

4. Warm up a frying pan with the olive oil and fry latkes

5. Absorb the oil with paper towels and serve.

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